Efraín Goldenberg

Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber was a Peruvian politician who served as finance and economy minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori.

Personal life

Goldenberg was born on 28 December 1929, in Lima, Peru, to Romanian-Jewish immigrants. He grew up in Talara, and attended the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Goldenberg died on 10 December 2025 at the age of 95.

Political career

On 17 February 1994, he was sworn in as Prime Minister of Peru by President Alberto Fujimori, a position that he held until 1995. He was Peru's foreign relations minister prior to this office. On 15 October 1999, he became Peru's minister of economy and finance. He has had a role in the business community as chairperson of the National Fisheries Society and director of the Fund for the Promoting of Exports.